Salt stress is one of the most chalanging abiotic stresses affecting natural productivity and causing significant croplosses worldwide. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the response of two alfalfa cultivars (Bamiand Hamedani) to 6 levels of salinity (0 as control, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 mM NaCl) at the College of Agriculture,Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran in 2008. Plant dry weig...

Salinity is an environmental stress that limits growth and development in plants. Due to high salinity in Khuzestan soils it is necessary to identify cultivars with appropriate yield that are compatible with Khuzestan conditions. This experiment was done to evaluate three rice cultivars for salinity tolerance at seedling stage by measuring the absorption of sodium and potassium ions and the rat...

among abiotic stresses, salinity has been increasing over the time for many reasons like using chemical fertilizers, global warming and rising sea levels. under salinity stress, the loss of water availability, toxicity of na+ and ion imbalance directly reduces carbon fixation and biomass production in plants. k+ is a major agent that can counteract na+ stresses, thus the potential of plants to ...

Among abiotic stresses, salinity has been increasing over the time for many reasons like using chemical fertilizers, global warming and rising sea levels. Under salinity stress, the loss of water availability, toxicity of Na+ and ion imbalance directly reduces carbon fixation and biomass production in plants. K+ is a major agent that can counteract Na+ stresses, thus the potential of plants to ...

BACKGROUND Although socioeconomic status (SES) may affect food and nutrient intakes, few studies have reported on sodium (Na) and potassium (K) intakes among individuals with various SESs in Japan. We investigated associations of SES with Na and K intake levels using urinary specimens in a representative Japanese population. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study of 2,560 men and women (the...

The electrogenic Na-K pump coupling ratio in the large neurons of the lobster cardiac ganglion was determined by two different electrophysiological techniques. A graphical analysis plotting exp(EmF/RT) vs. [K]o after the pump was blocked by ouabain was used to determine values for [K]i, PNa/PK, and the pump coupling ratio. These measurements were made 4-8 h after the cells were penetrated with ...

scion-rootstock combination and level of salinity affect growth characteristics and concentration of nutrition elements of almond leaves and roots. in this research, effects of salinity stress were investigated on growth characteristics and nutrient concentration of almond leaves and roots by completely randomized design (crd), with two factors, genotype and water salinity with three replicatio...

the deleterious effects of salinity on plant growth and development are associated with the imbalance ion in plant, decreased k+ and increased na+, and ultimately yield loss. in order to evaluate the effects of salinity, 41 bread wheat varieties (trticum aestivum l.) were planted in the randomized complete block design with three replications under two saline irrigation conditions, 0.631 and 11...

in this study, responses of four canola genotypes to salt stress in germination test and callus culture stages were investigated. the response of genotypes under salinity levels was significantly different. higher salinity resulted in less germination and growth of seedling. after callus culturing on liquid saline media, callus fresh weight and callus induction efficiency were significantly dif...